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Community Service 

During the 2010-2011 school year, the Let’s Read Math program was presented to 17 classes in five elementary schools in the Bethlehem Area School District: Calypso, Donegan, Fountain Hill, Thomas Jefferson, and Freemansburg. Sixteen volunteers from the Allentown and Bethlehem Branches participated, interacting with a total of 326 students…164 girls and 164 boys.

Teachers, school administrators, and students were very appreciative of our efforts, and the group received positive feedback on our evaluation forms.

As we start a new academic year we have requests from four additional elementary schools including Ritter in Allentown. We welcome new volunteers and provide training. Please call me at 610-866-7462 for information. 


                                                                                Fran Bentkowski

Coordinator


Let’s Read Math Honors Founding Member

BookPlate in Books Donated to School Libraries/Classrooms

 

 

Presented By

 

AAUW-Bethlehem

 

Let’s Read Math

 

In Memory of

Sue Matheson

 

 

 











 

 

 

 

 

 

 Let’s Read Math

A Second Successful Year!

 

Let’s Read Math, a joint venture between the Bethlehem and Allentown Branches of AAUW, has just completed a second successful year of programs for the children of our two communities. From September of 2009 through the end of July 2010, we presented to over 460 students in 24 classrooms, both during the school day and in after school programs. And this summer we had a return engagement at the Allentown Y. Our group has an active core of 22 women who have contributed hundreds of hours of volunteer time to this wonderful project. Our repertoire consists of five stories that teachers can request to help their students reach the math standards in a fun, entertaining way. And during August we will be working to add to our list of available stories. Feedback has been has been very positive from both the students and their teachers, and the school principals. We know we are doing something right when the teachers ask if they can “steal” elements of our lessons. And one of the best, but unexpected benefits of this program is that AAUW and its mission are becoming more readily known throughout our two communities.

As most of you know, we lost one of our “AAUW Sisters,” Sue Matheson. Sue was one of the original members of Let’s Read Math and served as the secretary of our group. We will miss her. To keep her alive in our hearts, the books that we give to the schools after our presentations will all contain a bookplate in her memory.

We look forward to expanding this exciting program in this upcoming school year.  We can always use extra hands. If you would like to join our merry band of volunteers, please contact me at fbentkowski@verizon.net.


Fran Bentkowski